Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-12

| Fort Worth and those visitors who
fiocked there by the thousand to take part
/ in the barbecue and grand prohibition
rally inaugurated and most successfully
carried out by the citizens of that pro-
gressive and enterprising city.
Brentwood Banner: Will Il. MaYes,
who attended the Fort Worth mass meet
! ing June 80, reports that the Fort is GER
! tsinly the most progressive city in Texas,
and certainly knows how TO entertain.
Fairfield Recorder: The writer did
not have the pleasure of attending the
( late meeting of the Press Association at
the Fort, in order to see the enterprise
and push OF the city "Where the panther
lay down to rest" few years ago. But
we attended the big prohibition rally
there last week, ard saw the city in its
gay holiday attire, all festoOned with
flags, bunting, smiles and pCliteness. II
had been three years since we were there,
and this time, though there sonly one
day and two nights, we ssW enough OF
the town excuse US, the city, to con
vince US it is real fine place, city OF
energy, enterprise and business. We aid
not have time or opportunity to note ell
the objects of interest, but saw much
that egreeably surprised Us. We saw
several mercantile establishments which,
in size, would do credit to Galveston.
San Antonio or any other place, and no.
tsbly the mammoth grocery establish
ment of the liberal-hesrted Joseph II.
Brown. Besides its solid business houses
the city is planting factories, mills,
etc, in the suburbs which are
having wonderfully developing inhu
ence. Among other things,
i. has large tannery
which is said to be turning out fine
quality Of leather, and has done such 9
satisfactory business it is to be enlarged
to two or three times its present capacity
this fall. The city is beautifully located
on high ridge or bluff, overlooking the
Trinity valley to the north, which
stretches out in q broad, llmitles5 eX-
pGnse, ike grand picture on canvass
Located as il is in high, balmy atmOs-
pheTe, and blessed with abundance OF
pure, clear water, easily reached by shall
low artesian wells, we see no reason why
it should not be healthy city. It's fine
water facilities have, no doubt, settled
the problem which Will make it one Of the
chief manufacturing cities Of Texas.
Though perhaps %, 900 visitors were pres
ent, the Fort sustained well her reputs-
ton for hospitality and genuine friendli-
ness, and at q mammoth table, the largest
ever spread in the state, gave all 3 hearty
Texas welcome, thereby adding another
flower Of Unfading hue to the bright chap
let Of her many successes. Long 1--we
Fort Worth.
San Antonio Times: Chairman Clark's
call for d state prohibition meeting
Cv, Tr7rv- - vyi' no
IN to-day's Times. Prompt action should
be taken to secure the largest meeting
ever held in the state.
GAINESVILLE Times: The prohibition rally
at Fort Worth was the biggest public
meeting ever held in the state.
Brady Sentinel: At Fort Worth the
Ants rendered valuable assistance III
getting up the grand barbecue on the
3Oth. While it was q prohibition bar5e-
cue, every citizen of Fort Worth was in
terested in making it success, and
success it wSs.
Arson Western; Last week the friends
of prohibition met in Fort Worth and III
wGs g grand convention. The enterprls-
ing and whole-souled citizens of the Fort
had q splendid artesian well bored on
the grounds, expressly for the occasion,
and provided a feast for oil OF the vast
assembIage. Prohibition was the order
of the day, and nothing stronger than
Joe Browns coffee was furnished to,the
multitude. Fort Worth is the great rail
road center of our state, and from the
successful manner in which this grand
convention was managed, it is evident
the proud city also deserves to be recog-
nized as the great prohibition center. 1t
Is 3 good cause, and the Fort is good
and great city.